Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 10:35:37 -0000 (GMT) From: Francisco Reyes <francisco@natserv.com> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: GIMP Message-ID: <199809271435.KAA07304@federation.addy.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.980927000454.17540B-100000@dsinw.com>
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On 27-Sep-98 rick hamell wrote: > > Can any one tell me why GIMP loads fine under XFree86, but then > as it's supposed to bring up the tool bar, it just kinda does nothing. > If > I su to root, it loads fine. I've checked the manual and that dosen't > give any clues. My permissions look ok from what I can tell. Permissions problems. Easiest way to fix. Pkg_delete Gimp. Login as root umask 027 (see note on that below) Install again Note: I use umask 027 because at home, since I am the only user, I have made myself member of all the major groups (bin, operator, etc....). This way I only give rights to the owner and groups. If you have many users on that system them and you want them to have acces then 022 may be more appropiate. I also don't recommend you set that umask permanently if you have many users on that system. I know it is a drag to have to umask before you install every package, but if this system is used by many people it would be a security risk to allow an umask of 022 (there may be files with passwords in them). --------------------- francisco@natserv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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